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  • Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Hershey, PA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"What is your specific role in your research group?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 2)?

"What are the problems in healthcare today, both nationally and globally, at the same time, why do these problems exist and their solutions." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 3)?

"describe what you do for fun when you are not studying." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"If you can go back in time, who would you want to meet and why?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Why would you make a good doctor?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, reviewed my file, studied different aspects of the College on its website" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The school's facilities, the trauma center, emphasis on Problem-Based Learning. Everything had a very down-to-earth attitude, including the students and the faculty. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The cold weather!" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Nothing." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Very pleasant. I was a bit nervous initially but the interviewers were very understanding and made comfortable conversations. " Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Faculty member

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/10/2007

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

8 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

9 out of 10

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